Supplier Development Engineer, Audio

About the job

Be part of a team that pushes boundaries, developing custom silicon solutions that power the future of Google's direct-to-consumer products. You'll contribute to the innovation behind products loved by millions worldwide. Your expertise will shape the next generation of hardware experiences, delivering unparalleled performance, efficiency, and integration. Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including PD, Tech Eng, PM, Reliability, and Product Operations to deliver products to market.

Provide detailed and critical DfM reviews of audio drivers and make recommendations to Tech ENG/REL to improve manufacturing processes for quality, yield, and cost as a subject matter expert.

Use statistical process control and yield studies to validate process capability (Cp/Cpk), establish reasonable specifications with both Google internal and external partners, and develop manufacturing/testing processes from scratch.

Work with Reliability Engineering to set up ongoing reliability test plans for manufacturing processes that are critical to function and fix the issue.

Act as the first-level go-to person for identifying suitable manufacturing processes. Identify and highlight manufacturability issues during engineering builds to ensure product quality is stable and that supply is predictable during ramp.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• 8 years of experience in the consumer electronics manufacturing industry.

• 8 years of experience in launching high-volume projects, with experience in DFM, fixture design and speaker driver line qualification.

• Experience in vendor management, audio drivers end-to-end quality management, statistical processes control, or metrology design.

• Experience in developing custom audio drivers manufacturing processes or test methodologies.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in influencing audio design through data-driven Design for Excellence (DFx) proposals, including FR, THD, HOHD.

• Expertise in mechanical bonding like spot welding and adhesives.

• Expertise in improving yields and cycle times for high-volume, and high audio performance drivers.

• Technical knowledge of speaker driver sub-component quality control: magnet, voice coil, membrane, etc.